Can Badnarik take away some votes from Bush?
I was looking over a number of webpages this afternoon and came across a Libertarian press release that was about how Badnarik is going to target conservative voters by running a series of ads on the Fox News channel.
It's about time the Republican party sweated a little bit and I think the Libertarians can become a threat on the right because of the embracing of the Neoconservative ideology by the Republicans.
Here are some excerpts from the release.
October 21, 2004
"WASHINGTON -- The Libertarian Party launches a TV advertising campaign on Thursday that could boot George Bush out of the White House by appealing for votes from disgruntled conservatives.
"Michael Badnarik is going to bring his small-government message right into the living rooms of 96 million households who have a right to be angry at Bush," said Joseph Seehusen, the Libertarian Party's executive director. "
"The television ads, paid for by the Libertarian National Committee, start running Thursday on the No. 1-rated Fox News Channel, which appeals to a largely conservative audience."
"With Bush and Kerry running neck-and-neck, just a few thousand votes for Badnarik in key states could tip the outcome of the election, according to outside analysts."
"Recent polls by Rasmussen Research have shown Badnarik drawing 5 percent in New Mexico, where former Vice President Al Gore beat Bush by 366 votes in 2000, and garnering 3 percent in Nevada, which Bush won by 4 percentage points in 2000. "
I've been wondering to myself why Nader gets all the attention when Badnarik is on more state ballots than Nader.
At the webpage Ballot Access News It breaks down like this.
Number of states where candidate is on the ballot.
Badnarik 49 states
Cobb 28 states
Nader 35 states
Constitution party 36 states
I hope Badnarik does take away votes from Bush because he deserves to see how Al Gore felt in 2000.
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